Digital Healthcare: Revolutionizing Medication Adherence

Overview

Annually, medication non-adherence leads to multi-billion dollars of avoidable healthcare costs in the US, which accounts for up to 10% of the total healthcare costs. While traditional interventions have improved adherence, they do not solve for all the elements of complex non-adherence issues. Fortunately, a variety of new digital approaches are entering the market to address non-adherence, and will forever change the medication adherence landscape. From mobile apps and smart devices to machine learning and digital medicine the new options are vast and constantly evolving. This report explores the innovations and investments going into digital medication adherence.